In further trouble for diamontaire Nirav Modi, the Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against his brother Nehal in the over Rs 14,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.
The Red Corner Notice has been issued on a plea by Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating money laundering charges against him.
Nehal (40) is a Belgian national, born in Antwerp in Belgium. According to the Interpol notice, which also has a photograph of Nehal, he knows English, Gujarati and Hindi. He has been named in the charge sheet filed by the ED in this case.
Nirav, his wife Ami, Nehal and their uncle Mehul Choksi had fled India in the first week of January 2018, just before the Punjab National Bank initiated process to complain against them. In January-end 2018, the bank filed a complaint with the CBI following which an FIR was registered. According to the FIR, they had conspired with officials of the PNB for fraudulent issuance of Letters of Undertakings (LoU) that led to the scam.
Nirav is presently facing extradition proceedings in the United Kingdom where he is in custody.
(Published 13 September 2019, 05:57 IST)
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